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- 2. The Empire State Building is a 102-story skyscraper located on Fifth Avenue between West 33rd and
- 3. History The site of the Empire State Building was first developed as the John Thompson Farm
- 4. Design and construction The construction was part of an intense competition in New York for the
- 5. Interior The building has 85 stories of commercial and office space representing 2,158,000 sq ft (200,500
- 6. Lights In 1964, floodlights were added to illuminate the top of the building at night. Since
- 7. Floor plan
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The Empire State Building is a 102-story skyscraper located on Fifth
The Empire State Building is a 102-story skyscraper located on Fifth
The Empire State Building is an American cultural icon. It is designed in the distinctive Art Deco style and has been named as one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World by the American Society of Civil Engineers. The building and its street floor interior are designated landmarks of the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission, and confirmed by the New York City Board of Estimate. It was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1986. In 2007, it was ranked number one on the AIA's List of America's Favorite Architecture
History
The site of the Empire State Building was first developed
History
The site of the Empire State Building was first developed
The limestone for the Empire State Building came from the Empire Mill in Sanders, Indiana which is an unincorporated town adjacent to Bloomington, Indiana. The Empire Mill Land office is near State Road 37 and Old State Road 37 just south of Bloomington. The Bloomington, Bedford, and Oolitic area is known locally as the limestone capital of the world.
Design and construction
The construction was part of an intense competition in
Design and construction
The construction was part of an intense competition in
The building was officially opened on May 1, 1931 in dramatic fashion, when United States President Herbert Hoover turned on the building's lights with the push of a button from Washington, D.C. Ironically, the first use of tower lights atop the Empire State Building, the following year, was for the purpose of signaling the victory of Franklin D. Roosevelt over Hoover in the presidential election of November 1932.
Interior
The building has 85 stories of commercial and office space representing
Interior
The building has 85 stories of commercial and office space representing
The Empire State Building was the first building to have more than 100 floors. It has 6,500 windows and 73 elevators, and there are 1,860 steps from street level to the 102nd floor.
Lights
In 1964, floodlights were added to illuminate the top of the
Lights
In 1964, floodlights were added to illuminate the top of the
Floor plan
Floor plan